SUMMARY 

Up to 2024, hundreds sustainable certifications are implemented by aquaculture sector in Vietnam

BAP: Vietnam get total of 727 BAP certified facilities.

ASC: There are 241 farms certified ASC

Global G.A.P:  Many companies certified.

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BAP

To promote responsible practices across the aquaculture industry, the Global Aquaculture Alliance coordinates the development of Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification standards for hatcheries, farms, processing facilities and feed mills. 

The BAP program drives continued improvements via high standards that deliver significant benefits industrywide. The BAP standards cover aquaculture facilities for a variety of finish and crustacean species, as well as mussels.

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ASC

The ASC's mission is to transform aquaculture towards environmental sustainability and social responsibility using efficient market mechanisms that create value across the chain. 

ASC aims to be the world's leading certification and labelling programme for responsibly farmed seafood. The ASC’s primary role is to manage the global standards for responsible aquaculture, which were developed by the WWF Aquaculture Dialogues.

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GLOBAL GAP

GLOBALG.A.P.’s roots began in 1997 as EUREPGAP, an initiative by retailers belonging to the Euro-Retailer Produce

Working Group. British retailers working together with supermarkets in continental Europe become aware of consumers’ growing concerns regarding product safety, environmental impact and the health, safety and welfare of workers and animals.

GLOBALG.A.P. today is the world's leading farm assurance program, translating consumer requirements into Good Agricultural Practice in a rapidly growing list of countries – currently more than 100.

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VIET GAP

To contribute to promoting aquaculture seafood, agriculture products and food safety in general and fruit and vegetable for consumption in the country in particular and exports, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development issued the Criteria VietGAP on 01/28/2008.

VietGAP (Vietnamese Good Agriculture Practices): Practices good agriculture production in Vietnam is based on 04 criteria, such as Standard on production techniques; Food safety including measures to ensure no chemical contamination or physical contamination during harvesting; Working environment aims to prevent abuse of the labor of farmers; Product traceability. 

On 31 December 2015, all commercial fish farms must apply and be certified by VietGAP or other international certifications under Decree No. 36/2014/ND-CP dated 29/04/2014 about farming, processing and export of pangasius products. The Decree comes into force on 20 June 2014. The certification program is encouraged in farming many other fishes in Vietnam.

 
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Ca Mau develops ecological crab farming

The southernmost province of Ca Mau plans to develop extensive crab farming, especially in ecological environment, to improve its economic value and serve exports, said Deputy Director of the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Chau Cong Bang.

The locality strives to have more than 90,000ha of farming crab and other aquatic species by 2020, at least 70,000ha of which is used for crab breeding that meets food safety and hygiene requirements and over 80 percent of Nam Can crab and Ca Mau ecological crab are provided for restaurants, supermarkets and hotels at home and abroad.

In recent years, sea crab-shrimp or forest-shade crab farming have grown in Ca Mau with an average output of more than 19,000 tonnes per year and a productivity of 30-50kg per ha each crop.

Ca Mau’s sea crab is well-known in and outside the country thanks to its tasty and firm meat.

According to local farmers, they only release fries and do not need to buy feed because crab is bred in natural habitat in mangrove forests and coastal areas. 

In late 2016, Nam Can sea crab was recognised as a collective brand.

Source: VNA